Life and learning in an uncertain world | Helen Whitehead

Monthly Archives: May 2007

I’m not entirely sure what the difference is between podcasting, WebTV and videosharing. I suspect the difference is merely semantics and probably not important, it’s the sites that matter. Here’s an interesting site that does WebTV/podcasts. Quite a lot about entrepreneurship. http://www.thamesvalleypod.tv/

e-learning – making it work; from the preserve of enthusiasts to organisation-wide implementation QIA and ALT, with the support of Becta, JISC, LSC, LSN will be holding a conference: Place: Nottingham Date: 11 November 2007 Intended for: for practitioners and leaders in further, workplace, adult, and community learning. The conference

There are some interesting podcasts by business entrepreneurs on this “WebTV” (podcasting) site. If you want to attract a following, podcasting your own TV show may well be the way to go. http://www.thamesvalleypod.tv

I’ve discovered a new blog from Wayne Hodgins He discusses an excellent online learning resource about tying knots (think sailing!) and describes Pecha Kucha, the fast and furious new presentation format from Japan now sweeping America (of which more anon).

So often those who start using learning technologies (or creative technologies, or social technologies….) carry over into the new context assumptions, methods and processes that were appropriate in the old context but not in the new. However, it can take time for new ways of working to be discovered and